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distressed definition

dis·tressed (-strest′)

adjective

  1. full of distress; anxious, suffering, troubled, etc.
  2. given the appearance of being antique, as by having the finish marred distressed walnut
  3. designating or of an area in which there is widespread unemployment, poverty, etc.
  4. designating or of goods, esp. repossessed goods, sold at low prices or at a loss

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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